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. 2025 Apr 17:21:30-31.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2025.02.006. eCollection 2025 Aug.

Global skin disease burden: A comparative study of dermatologic disease in Enugu State, Nigeria

William S Smith  1 , Summer V Morrissette  1 , Robert H Burrow  1 , Maureen N Offiah  1 , Robert T Brodell  1 , Thomas O Nnaji  2 , Vinayak K Nahar  1   3
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Global skin disease burden: A comparative study of dermatologic disease in Enugu State, Nigeria

William S Smith et al. JAAD Int. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Brodell is a principal investigator for clinical trials (Novartis, Lilly, and Sanofi), the Corevitas psoriasis biologic registry, and owns stock in Veradermics Inc. Drs Morrissette, Nahar, Burrow, Offiah, Sullivan, Nnaji, and Mr. Smith have no financial interests to disclose.

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A 22-year-old male with 1-week history of blistering, papular and nodular lesions on the face and back after exposure to animals in the bush. These 2-mm to 10-mm keratotic papulo-vesciular lesions were present on the back. Monkeypox was confirmed by serology.
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